Ready, set, cook!

On my early morning walk while dodging scooters, bikes, cars, buses, traders and dazed tourists I see a sign for cooking lessons.  Mmm sounds relaxing and fun.  So, the next morning we meet Song a vibrant Vietnamese woman with a great welcoming smile and a quirky sense of humour.

We expect to don aprons and to get cooking but no.... first stop is to buy the ingredients at the local market!

What an amazing experience, not only did we find out about the food, the people selling them but also all the questions about living in Hanoi that we had always wanted to ask.

So slice in the excitement of the market where the occasional fish escaped to be chased down the road and flopped back into the bucket with the bonus of having someone explain the what was going on around us and we were in travel heaven!

Pigs trotters, moon cakes, fresh noodles, tofu, fish, prawns, octopus, pork, beef, chicken, jack fruit ... and much, more!  YaY! Life is good!

Back at the restaurant the ingredients have been set out and it really is time to don the aprons.  What fun, chopping ingredients, swapping stories about our families and of course learning much more about life in Hanoi!